Display box



L. A. DAY

DISPLAY BOX May 17, 1932.

Filed Feb. 12, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 17, 1932. V L, 1,859,200

DI S PLAY BOX Filed Feb. 12, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 17, 1-932 omen STATES PATENT OFFICE nurnnn ACHAN DAY, ors Emi/LAN; TEXAS, ASSIGNOR T0 .DAY 'MANUEAGTIFIRIVNG com: rANY, or SHERMAN, TEXAS, {AND THE JUSTIN LEATHER Goons COMPANY, or

' NOCONA, TEXAS inIsrLAY Box Application filed February'm, 1931. Serial no. 515,295.

This invention relates to a box. for holds. ing small leather articles and novelties',',one of the objects being to provide a container which will hold its contents securely and, when opened, will constitute an attractive means for displaying the held article or articles to best advantage. 1

Another object'isto provide a box of this character which requires less space for effective display in show cases or windows than do boxes ordinarily employed.

A further object is to provide a box having more than the usual rigidity so that it can be used longer than most boxes and will always present an attractive appearance.

Another object is to provide a display box which is designed to hold one or more articles in the body of the box while one or more additional articles are held in the cover, the said box, when opened, serving to display all of the articles contained therein.

Another object is to provide a box so constructed as to enable the prospective purchaser to examine the entire contents of the box without removing any article therefrom, thereby preventing soiling of the through handling.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the boxopen and displaying an article in the top thereof.

Figure 2 is a sideelevation.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 2.

Figure 4: is a vertical section through the closed box taken from front to rear.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the insert used in the cover portion of the box.

articles 'inthe cover 6 and has oneor more openings Figure 7 is a perspective view of the insert used in the body portion thereof.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the body of the box which can be made with a projecting shoulder 2 formed by extended portions of the bottom plate 3. The body is provided with outer wall panels 4 the upper edges of which terminate below the corresponding edges of the box body to form an exterior shoulder 5 extending continuouslyaround the box.

The cover includes thebox-like body 6 so proportioned as to bear upon the shoulder 5. Thewalls 'ofthe body 6 have outer panels 7 attached thereto and projecting above body 6 to form a recess Sin which is'fastened a padded top panel 9. The back face of the bottomand cover portions of the box are hingedly connected inany suitable manner as by means of a fabric 10 affixed thereto. v

,Arranged within the body 1 of the box is a die-cut insert 11 having one or more open ings 12 so proportioned as to receive the article or articles to be displayed in the body portion. A'piece'of satin, silk or any other attractive material is extended loosely over the insert as shown at 13 and has its edgeportions glued to the'walls of the insert and to the inner surface of the adjacent portions of the body 1. The central slack portion of this covering is pressed through the opening 12 so as to be supported in the space surrounded by the insert, thereby to form a =Another die cut insert 15 s arranged with- 16 for the reception of an article or articles to be displayed. covering 17 .of an at} tractive fabric isplacedoverthis insert and has its edge portionssecured to the wallsjof theinsert 15. and to the inner surfacefoflthe cover 6. Thatportionv of the fabric 17 are ranged across th'e opening or openings 16 is:

- ness of the article A band 19 of elastic or thelike can have its ends secured between the insert 11 and the body 1 and can be extended diagonally or in any other direction across the pocket 14:. Another band of elastic or the like, indicated at 20, can be similarly fastened between the insert 15 and the wall cover 6 and extended in any desired direction across the pocket 18'.

For the purpose of. supporting the cover in an upwardly extended or open position, a stop strap 21 of tape, ribbon or the like can be secured to the innersurfaces of the body 1 and cover 6 at its ends, as shown in Figure 2.

As before stated the openings 13 and 16 are so proportioned'as to properly receive the articles to be displayed. These articles can be-in the nature of small items of leather or novelties. In the drawings, a wallet W has been shown supported in the pocket 14 I while a card case or purse P has been shown in the pocket 18. Each of these articles is adapted to be thrust through the opening provided therefor after being inserted under its retaining band. After it'has been pushed back into its pocket it will be held frictionally by the fabric forming the pocket and one or more edge portions ofeach inserted article will expand back of one or more walls of the opening in'which thearticle has been inserted so that the article will thus be re- 7 tained not only by the band extending thereacross but also by the overlying walls of the and substantially parallel with the apertured face of the insert.

2. A display box including a member having walls at all sides thereof, an insert secured in said member and having an opening through which an article to be displayed isadapted to be forced, a fabric cover for the insert having a portion extending through the'opening and under all ofthe walls of the, opening to constitute an article holding pocket the length and width OfWhich'Ia-re greater than the length and width of the LUTHER ACHAN, DAY.

opening. ,The fabric covering arranged about the engaged article will form an attractive border .or frame for the article whereby said article may be displayed to best advantage. 7

When the box is closed the two articles will be held properly in their respective pockets and by opening the box to the position shown in Figure 2, all of the articles therein will be displayed to the customer and can be read ily inspected without handling.

Z-What is claimed is: 1. A display box including a body, a cover,

' inserts secured in the body and cover respectively and having openings through'which articles to be displayed are adapted'to be forced, a fabric covering for'each inserthaving a portion extending through the opening. therein andun'der the walls ofthe opening to constitute an article holding pocket the length and'width of which are greater thanthe length and width of theopening,

and a retaining band-extending across each,

opening, the walls of the openings constitut ing means for lapping the correspondingedg'e portions of the inserted articles to retain them in the'pocket, said pocket being small enough to support the inserted article close to 

